Macleans Chinonyerem maintains fine scoring run with late Lokomotiv Moscow winner

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria forward, Macleans Chinonyerem on Saturday scored in her fourth consecutive league match for the Russian side, Lokomotiv Moscow as the team earned a 1-0 win over FK Rostov.

She had scored four goals in the first three games of the campaign leading to Saturday’s encounter.

Macleans had to wait till the 89th minute to score the winning goal for Lokomotiv Moscow.

The former Bobruichanka star also had the chance to increase her side’s lead before the end of the game but she missed from the penalty spot.

The goal increased her tally to five after four goals and tied at the top of the goal scorer’s chart.

Polish and Zenit St. Petersburg defender, Gabriela Grzywinska has also scored five goals after four games.

Lokomotiv Moscow occupy the third position on the log despite its perfect record albeit on inferior goal difference behind CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg.

The table is set to take a different shape after the international break as Zenit host Lokomotiv Moscow on April 15 at the Gazprom Academy.